Taking up positions

Wong Maye-E / Associated Press

Thai soldiers take position as anti-government protesters threaten them with sporadic shootings in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies as an army push to clear the streets sparked clashes that have killed two and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone.

Thai soldiers take position as anti-government protesters threaten them with sporadic shootings in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies as an army push to clear the streets sparked clashes that have killed two and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone. (Wong Maye-E / Associated Press)

Thai soldiers take position as anti-government protesters threaten them with sporadic shootings in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies as an army push to clear the streets sparked clashes that have killed two and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone.